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Top Baltimore official's son, 20, is charged with raping two 13-year-old girls, with one of the teens allegedly having his baby

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Acton-Taylor, L. (2026, September 24). Top Baltimore official's son, 20, is charged with raping two 13-year-old girls, with one of the teens allegedly having his baby. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16157109/baltimore-official-son-raping-two-girls-baby.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-24 · by Lauren Acton-Taylor
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Malik Hassan Allen, 20 and son of Baltimore City Attorney’s Office Chief of External Affairs Hassan Giordano, faces over a dozen charges including second-degree rape for allegedly sexually assaulting two 13-year-old girls. One girl was assaulted in his home in August 2025, resulting in her pregnancy with Allen's child; DNA confirmed paternity. Allen is also accused of raping another 13-year-old in May 2025. The case will be prosecuted by Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office due to a conflict of interest.
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Malik Hassan Allen, 20, the son of Hassan Giordano, Chief of External Affairs at the Baltimore City Attorney's Office, has been charged with raping two 13-year-old girls in May and August 2025. One girl reportedly became pregnant from the assault. After the second incident, the victim’s mother reported Allen to authorities. According to court documents obtained by The Baltimore Sun, Allen allegedly assaulted one of the victims while she was sleeping in his basement. The case is scheduled for a pretrial conference on October 1. Giordano's office has not commented on the matter due to privacy concerns.

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Allen PERSON · 17× Malik Hassan Allen PERSON · 2× Reginald F Lewis High School ORG · 2× Baltimore Attorney's Office ORG · 1× Baltimore City Attorney's ORG · 1× Baltimore City Attorney's Office ORG · 1× CBS News ORG · 1× Daily Mail ORG · 1× Giordano PERSON · 1× the Baltimore Sun ORG · 1×

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At the time, a spokesperson for the school said that 'out of respect for the privacy rights of our students, City Schools generally does not publicly on student enrollment or disciplinary matters.' Allen is set to appear in court on October 1 for pretrial conferences.
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🔮 Malik Hassan Allen, 20, faces more than a dozen charges after he allegedly raped two teenage girls in May and August of last year.

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The son of a top Baltimore Attorney's Office official has been accused of sexually assaulting two 13-year-old girls, as one is found to have allegedly had his child, prosecutors said. uncertain
prosecutors → accuse → child
Malik Hassan Allen, 20, faces more than a dozen charges after he allegedly raped two teenage girls in May and August of last year. uncertain
he → face → year
Allen, the son of the Baltimore City Attorney's Office Chief of External Affairs Hassan Giordano, was accused of having assaulted one of the girls, aged 13, in his home. asserted
Allen → accuse → home
The girl's mother reported the incident in August 2025, claiming that her daughter was sleeping in Allen's basement when he jumped on top of her, court documents obtained by the Baltimore Sun revealed. asserted
documents → report → Sun
Allen then allegedly removed some of her clothing before sexually assaulting her, the filing said. uncertain
filing → remove → her
The 13-year-old girl told investigators that Allen had assaulted her with his hands around her neck, leaving her feeling close to losing consciousness, the outlet reported. asserted
outlet → tell → consciousness
After saying she was in pain, Allen allegedly tightened his grip and only released her after the victim's brother called for Allen, according to CBS News. uncertain
brother → say → News
Documents claimed that Allen allegedly told the teen that 'something would happen to her' if she told anyone what had happened, the outlet reported. uncertain
outlet → claim → anyone
Malik Hassan Allen, 20 seen above with his father, faces more than a dozen charges after he allegedly raped two teenage girls in May and August of last year Allen, the son of the Baltimore City Attorney's Office Chief of External Affairs Hassan Giordano, pictured, was accused of having assaulted one of the girls, aged 13, in his home The girl's mother reported the incident in August 2025, claiming that her daughter was sleeping in Allen's basement when he jumped on top of her Charging documents filed in June of this year, accusing Allen of the horrifying act, claimed that the young teen had also given birth but didn't specify when. uncertain
teen → see → birth
According to the filing, DNA tests confirmed that the newborn child was fathered by Allen, the Sun reported. uncertain
Sun → accord → Allen
In the other indictment, Allen was accused of having assaulted a second 13-year-old girl in May 2025. uncertain
Allen → accuse → May
He was arrested and charged with second-degree rape of a child younger than 14 years old, as well as sex offenses and second-degree assault, court records show. asserted
records → arrest → child
Allen's case will remain in the Baltimore City Circuit Court but will be prosecuted by the Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office due to the potential conflict of interest regarding his father's position. asserted
case → remain → position
'When our office learned of the allegations, it immediately referred the matter to the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office because of the potential conflict, so that they could conduct their own investigation,' James Bentley, a spokesperson for the city prosecutor's office, told the outlet. uncertain
Bentley → learn → outlet
'We all participate in trying to assist each other in making sure that we help handle their conflict cases.' asserted
we → participate → cases
Allen appeared in headlines just years ago after he was viciously beaten at Reginald F Lewis High School as a 10th-grade student in September 2022. asserted
he → appear → September
Charging documents filed in June of this year, accusing Allen of the horrifying act, claimed that the young teen had also given birth but didn't specify when Allen, seen above in 2022, appeared in headlines just years ago after he was viciously beaten at Reginald F Lewis High School as a 10th grade student in September 2022 The cause of the fight remains unclear, and Allen's father was encouraged to enroll him in another school. 'He’s never going back to Baltimore City Public Schools,' his father told Fox Baltimore. uncertain
father → charge → Baltimore
'The doctor said he had a concussion and a seizure during the incident... asserted
he → say → incident
They would not show me the videotape of what happened. asserted
what → show → videotape
I was given three different accounts of what happened. asserted
what → give → accounts
I want answers and I want these children held accountable.' asserted
children → want → answers
At the time, a spokesperson for the school said that 'out of respect for the privacy rights of our students, City Schools generally does not publicly on student enrollment or disciplinary matters.' Allen is set to appear in court on October 1 for pretrial conferences. asserted
Allen → say → conferences
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